I understand a reporter protecting it's news source but can news people protect forgers?
I don't think so.
Here will be their defense.
Prove these doc's are forged without a doubt.
Listen for "we will never know the truth"
"copy from a copy can never determine the truth"
blah blah blah The pundits have already started protecting us from the truth!
No. A reporter has no right to protect a source if that source has committed a crime and the reporter, by protecting the source, allows the source protection from prosecution. In this case, we talking about a federal crime because it is illegal to forge documents to influence a federal election.